MONTE CARLO DOUBLES - Main thread: doubles draw/info. (Fleming/Hutchins & Murray/Murray)

[Sallydaisy]

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56 DRAW (Q28)
SURFACE: RED CLAY
BALL: DUNLOP FORT CLAY COURT

EVENT DATES: SUNDAY 15–SUNDAY 22 APRIL 2012
Qualifying draw: Friday, April 13, 2:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, April 14, Noon
Doubles draw: Saturday, April 14, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 1000, F: 600, SF: 360, QF: 180, R16(R2): 90, R32 (R1): 0

DOUBLES DRAW

(1) Bryan/Bryan v Bye
Kas/Gonzalez v Murray/Murray
Cabal/Schwank v Benneteau/Tsonga
Bye v (5) Paes/Stepanek

(4) Fyr/Mat v Bye
Mayer/Melzerv (WC) Clement/Lisnard
Granollers/M.Lopez v Qureshi/Rojer
Bye v (7) Lindstedt/Tecau

(8) Cermak/Polasek v Bye
Butorac/Soares v Marach/Peya
Berdych/Dolgopolov v Marrero/Verdasco
Bye v (3) Llodra/Zimonjic

(6) Bhupathi/Bopanna v Bye
(WC) Bolelli/Fognini v Troicki/Wawrinka
Fleming/Hutchins v Monaco/Nishikori
Bye v (2) Nestor/Mirnyi

[Sallydaisy]

Andy and Jamie are teaming up to play doubles in Monte Carlo.


Stuart Fraser ‏ @stu_fraser (https://twitter.com/#%21/stu_fraser) Andy Murray to team up with brother Jamie in the doubles once again on the clay of Monte Carlo in a fortnight. Olympics creeping ever closer



DOUBLES ENTRY LIST
Advance entry deadline: April 2, 2012
On-site entry deadline: April 14, 2012
Seeding: April 9, 2012

1 Bryan, Bob (USA)/Bryan, Mike (USA) 2
2 Mirnyi, Max (BLR)/Nestor, Daniel (CAN) 6
3 Llodra, Michael (FRA)/Zimonjic, Nenad (SRB) 11
4 Fyrstenberg, Mariusz (POL)/Matkowski, Marcin (POL) 18
5 Paes, Leander (IND)/Stepanek, Radek (CZE) 21
6 Bhupathi, Mahesh (IND)/Bopanna, Rohan (IND) 23
7 Lindstedt, Robert (SWE)/Tecau, Horia (ROU) 23
8 Gasquet, Richard (FRA)/Monfils, Gael (FRA) 32
9 Monaco, Juan (ARG)/Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 33
10 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB)/Troicki, Viktor (SRB) 35
11 Benneteau, Julien (FRA)/Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 37
12 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)/Mayer, Florian (GER) 37
13 Cermak, Frantisek (CZE)/Polasek, Filip (SVK) 42
14 Murray, Andy (GBR)/Murray, Jamie (GBR) 45
15 Marrero, David (ESP)/Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 46
16 Gonzalez, Santiago (MEX)/Kas, Christopher (GER) 48
17 (OS)
18 (OS)
19 (OS)
20 (OS)
21 (OS)
22 (OS)
23 (WC)
24 (WC)

Alternates
1 Marach, Oliver (AUT)/Peya, Alexander (AUT) 49
2 Granollers, Marcel (ESP)/Lopez, Marc (ESP) 50
3 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)/Andujar, Pablo (ESP) 51
4 Qureshi, Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK)/Rojer, Jean-Julien (NED) 51
5 Cabal, Juan Sebastian (COL)/Schwank, Eduardo (ARG) 55
6 Fleming, Colin (GBR)/Hutchins, Ross (GBR) 55
7 Butorac, Eric (USA)/Soares, Bruno (BRA) 55
8 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)/Kubot, Lukasz (POL) 58
9 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR)/Malisse, Xavier (BEL) 67
10 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG)/Melo, Marcelo (BRA) 68
11 Bolelli, Simone (ITA)/Fognini, Fabio (ITA) 79
12 Mertinak, Michal (SVK)/Sa, Andre (BRA) 104
13 Cipolla, Flavio (ITA)/Seppi, Andreas (ITA) 131
14 Lopez Jaen, Miguel Angel (ESP)/Trujillo-Soler, Gabriel (ESP) 490

[Linda]

I doubt if I'll see much doubles as it will probably be on the other court. Still, you never know.

[patmoren]

Shame Colin/Ross can't get a place, won't help their year end goal.

[Sallydaisy]

Shame Colin/Ross can't get a place, won't help their year end goal.

But they can get a place.
:confused:

There are 6 on-site spaces (OS) so they stand a very good chance of getting one of those spots. Quite a few players end up not able to participate in the doubles so it's likely they'd move up to 3rd or 4th Alt anyway. On their performance this year they might even get a WC from the Tournament Director.
They are not playing anywhere in the week after Davis Cup so they'll have plenty of time to get to Monte-Carlo

1 Bryan, Bob (USA)/Bryan, Mike (USA) 2
2 Mirnyi, Max (BLR)/Nestor, Daniel (CAN) 6
3 Llodra, Michael (FRA)/Zimonjic, Nenad (SRB) 11
4 Fyrstenberg, Mariusz (POL)/Matkowski, Marcin (POL) 18
5 Paes, Leander (IND)/Stepanek, Radek (CZE) 21
6 Bhupathi, Mahesh (IND)/Bopanna, Rohan (IND) 23
7 Lindstedt, Robert (SWE)/Tecau, Horia (ROU) 23
8 Gasquet, Richard (FRA)/Monfils, Gael (FRA) 32
9 Monaco, Juan (ARG)/Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 33
10 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB)/Troicki, Viktor (SRB) 35
11 Benneteau, Julien (FRA)/Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 37
12 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)/Mayer, Florian (GER) 37
13 Cermak, Frantisek (CZE)/Polasek, Filip (SVK) 42
14 Murray, Andy (GBR)/Murray, Jamie (GBR) 45
15 Marrero, David (ESP)/Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 46
16 Gonzalez, Santiago (MEX)/Kas, Christopher (GER) 48
17 (OS)
18 (OS)
19 (OS)
20 (OS)
21 (OS)
22 (OS)
23 (WC)
24 (WC)

Alternates
1 Marach, Oliver (AUT)/Peya, Alexander (AUT) 49
2 Granollers, Marcel (ESP)/Lopez, Marc (ESP) 50
3 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)/Andujar, Pablo (ESP) 51
4 Qureshi, Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK)/Rojer, Jean-Julien (NED) 51
5 Cabal, Juan Sebastian (COL)/Schwank, Eduardo (ARG) 55
6 Fleming, Colin (GBR)/Hutchins, Ross (GBR) 55
7 Butorac, Eric (USA)/Soares, Bruno (BRA) 55
8 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)/Kubot, Lukasz (POL) 58

[lankster2003]

I really hope Colin and Ross get an on site spot and there is probably quite a good chance they will get a spot.

Glad they have a week off, as they always seem to be on tour. Need a break. Think they can fair well on clay as Colin won Casablanca last year (with Zelaney I think) last year when Ross was resting up his wrist.

[Nina]

That's so exciting :yahoo:

[Caro]

Looking forward to this! Really rooting for Colin and Ross getting a spot!

At the risk of sounding really stupid, can someone explain how they can be ranked 10 in the race and still not automatically qualify??? :confused:

[Linda]

Because they go on the rankings, not the race, for qualifying. Also singles players entering doubles can use their singles ranking, so if they all entered that would in effect make everyone twice as far down the rankings as they really are. Additionally, as well as the race being current year only, it applies to the pair, whether the rankings are individual and they add together the rankings of the two players.

[Sallydaisy]

Andy and Jamie are scheduled to play today Tuesday 17th April - approx 4.30pm UK time.

[Jan]

and listed on livescorehunter schedule :)

[lynne]

Plus it's listed on Bet365 at 4pm!:)...........COME ON GUY'S!!!!:clap:

[Katie]

Does anyone know if Sky are covering the doubles match today? Thanks :)

[KnightOwl]

Does anyone know if Sky are covering the doubles match today? Thanks :)

I don't believe so - during Andy's match, the commentators mentioned the doubles and said it wasn't televised "of course"!

Can't see why not! Is the British tennis-watching community as a whole so uninterested in doubles - I never get that! Especially when Brits are playing!

[Jane]

Peter Fleming said a few minutes ago that the doubles match would not be televised - I'm really hacked off about that:grrr:


But I wish Jamie and Andy good luck in the match

[Katie]

I don't believe so - during Andy's match, the commentators mentioned the doubles and said it wasn't televised "of course"!

Can't see why not! Is the British tennis-watching community as a whole so uninterested in doubles - I never get that! Especially when Brits are playing!

That's a shame :sad: I think they'd be surprised at the viewing figures they'd get if they did show doubles matches featuring top singles players, especially those with Andy!

[Jan]

yes - it's disappeared from the livescorehunter schedule :grrr: I was really looking forward to that.

[lynne]

yes - it's disappeared from the livescorehunter schedule :grrr: I was really looking forward to that.


That is soooooooooooooooo annoying:grrr::grrr:......thanks for info Jan!!

[KnightOwl]

That's a shame :sad: I think they'd be surprised at the viewing figures they'd get if they did show doubles matches featuring top singles players, especially those with Andy!

Absolutely! I think it's really short-sighted of them, but unfortunately they don't listen to me :)

[Jane]

Jamie and Andy up on LS

[Sallydaisy]

Come on the Muzzahs!!!!!
:swingin:

Held to 15 so they're on the board already.
:thumbup:

[harriet]

2 second serves and an ace, which MUR wd that have been?

[Sallydaisy]

Wooohooo! A kitkat already!!!
:thumbup:

[Jan]

:yahoo:

[harriet]

kitkat after a dd, but consolidated it, kas now at 0-3

[lynne]

Well this is a nice start....just keep it going boys!!!!!!:)

[Sallydaisy]

4-1 to the Muzzahs!!!

[harriet]

another ace to seal the deal, gonza now at 1-4

[harriet]

so, t'other mur now at 4-2, murs are ace and t'other

[harriet]

ooops!, serve dropped, kas now at 3-4

[Sallydaisy]

Derr - t'others broke and held and are serving now at *3-4.

Come on the Muzzahs!!!!
:swingin:

[harriet]

they held, so ace on the case now at 4-4

[lynne]

Heck..........did I speak to soon!!!!!...............COME ON LADS!!!!!

[Sallydaisy]

If they want to win the Olympics they have to win matches like this ...
;)

[harriet]

held to 15, gonza now at 4 -5,good time for a kitkat!

[harriet]

yes, yes, yes!!!!! first set 6-4, and will serve first in second

[lynne]

Well first set in the bag:clap::clap:

[Sallydaisy]

Good on ya lads. A repeat of the first please but hang onto your serve at 4-1 and you'll be off the court a lot quicker!!!
:thumbup:

[Jane]

Well done boys - one more to go:cheer::cheer::)

[harriet]

ace again, held to love

[Jan]

and a kitkat!

[Sallydaisy]

Muzzahs 2-0 up in the 2nd set ... keep it going boys!

[harriet]

kitkat! t'other mur at 2-0

[harriet]

easy, hold to love, gonza at 0-3

[Sallydaisy]

3-0 and they're doing well. This time guys hang on to the lead!!!

[Jan]

4-0 in no time at all!

[Sallydaisy]

It must be gone 8pm and geting dark in Monte Carlo so I hope they've got the floodlights on for this!!! I reckon the boys are hungry and wanting out of there quickly so they can have dinner!!!
:p

[harriet]

wow!!! dd and kitkat, ace now at 4 -0

[Jan]

hmm drop serve. 4-1

[harriet]

pathetic! kas now at 1-4

[harriet]

OK, let's get serious, t'other serving at 4-2,
0-40, broken again, don't they have homes to go to, this should have been well over by now



kas at 3-4

[Sallydaisy]

time to hold your serve guys or you'll be playing a few games too many!

[traveller7]

No livescore stream?

[Jan]

what's going on lads???????? 4-3*

[Sallydaisy]

Repeat of the first set looking likely. Kazlez now about to level at 4-4 unless the Muzzahs can get a break point here at 40 all,

[traveller7]

1st set 6-4 phew
5-3 up yay

[Jan]

suddenly they are 2 points from the match

[hfwardhouse]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Jan]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: well done lads!!

[lynne]

:clap::clap::clap:Well Done Andy & Jamie!!!!! :clap::clap:

[harriet]

well, it was gonza, and he fell at a dd, so it's some murray at 5-3
and that's it, 6-4, 6-3,need to tighten up their game to go any further

[patmoren]

Great win for Andy and Jamie.

[Fina]

Yay! Well done the muzz bruzz! :clap:

[harriet]

that game took 67 mins, same as the singles, straight into an icebath and sushi to follow?

[Jane]

:cheer:Well done, boys - bring on the Bryans!!!:cheer::cheer::cheer::yahoo::yahoo:

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Next up the Bryan Brothers.
Following on livescore just got very tricky indeed!!!

[traveller7]

Well done tricky match next!

[harriet]

glad there were no tb7 or tb10, we really need you for those sallydaisy

[JAMES4578]

Perhaps it could have a bit easier but glad it was a convincing win, well done Jamie and Andy! :cheer::cheer:Hopefully they can step to at least give it their best shot against the Bryans. Bound to be tough, but the Murays do have the advantage of match play here.

[Katie]

Well done Andy and Jamie! :cheer:

[Alis]

Well done Andy and Jamie. :cheer::cheer::cheer: Nothing to lose against the Bryans - just go out there and give them a pasting!

[Fina]

Their match against the Bryans is tomorrow [Thurs] on Court 2 - not before 1.30pm MC time.

Good luck, guys!

[Sallydaisy]

Andy might be back on court in an hour or so! He and Jamie are due to play the Bryans, not before 12.30pm UK time, after the FyrMat v Paesanek match.

[Jane]

Wishing Jamie and Andy all the best against the Bryans - not an impossible task. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I have a feeling that Jamie has beaten them before in USA, but don't remember when, or who his partner was - maybe Myrni, Butorac or even Andy? I'm sure somebody will be able to put me right on that:) On the other hand I may have imagined the whole thing!!!:):confused:

[Jane]

They are up on LS now. I thought it was raining in Monte Carlo, but play seems to have continued on court 2. Is it indoors?

[Sallydaisy]

but play seems to have continued on court 2. Is it indoors?
Court 2 has a 'tented' type of roof but is open at the 4 sides.

Match is indeed underway; 1-1 first set.

[Sallydaisy]

It's not easy to see but if you look at the court at the very left of this photo you'll see a long white 'bar' - that's the 'roll-out' roof that they can use to cover the court.
http://fr.montecarlosbm.com/content/uploads/2012/03/tennis_gf-2.jpg

Our lads have just been broken ..... Bryans serving at *4-2.

[Jane]

Our lads just broke back

[jaysee]

Yes!!! Broke them straight back!:yahoo:

[Jane]

4-4 wish I could see this

[Sallydaisy]

Can only watch doubles if it's a Challenger!!!
Livescorehunter has dubs matches being shown on streams from Rome and Santos.
:grrr:

[Jane]

Bryans been broken 5-4

[jaysee]

3 games in a row! Now make that 4, please...

[Sallydaisy]

The Bryans are fighting back - *5-4, 15-40.

[Jane]

5-5

[jaysee]

Bryans escape another DD to go 6-5. This must be such a good game to watch!

[Sallydaisy]

From Linda on twitter:

Watching dubs. Crowd very much on side of murrays

I was going to ask her to tweet the stream she'd found but then I realised she was sat courtside.
:facepalm:

[Sallydaisy]

Jamie served a DF on set point ... so the Bryans have the first set in the bag 7'5.

EDIT: Linda confirms the above.
Also, andy is serving first in the 2nd set so it was Jamie who got broken in the 4th game.

[Jane]

Oh no................. lost the first set 5-7

[Jane]

Oh dear....1-4 down and about to serve

[jaysee]

Not looking so close this set. Come on, MurMur!!

[Jane]

2-4

[jaysee]

Are they getting hungry for a kitkat? 0-30

[Jane]

Bryans broken ........ now 3-4, with J&A to serve

[jaysee]

Yes, back on serve at 3-4!:yahoo:

[Sallydaisy]

Jamie to serve - needs to hold this time.

[Jane]

3-5 :(

[jaysee]

The Bryans have won nearly all the DD points, but our boys won that one on Match Point!!

[Jane]

4-5 come on guys!!!!

[Sallydaisy]

DF from Jamie - not a good start.

*0-15
*15-15
*15-30

Linda ‏ @Linda4tennis (https://twitter.com/#%21/Linda4tennis)
Controversial line call

[jaysee]

So many close games, but they go down 5-7 4-6

[Sallydaisy]

*30-30
*30-40 and matchpoint to the Bryans

GSM The Bryan Brothers 7'5, 6'4

:sad:

The lads made a lot of chances but missed out by not playing the key set points well enough.

[lynne]

Bad Luck Guy's............thanks for the comments folks!!!:thumbup:

[Jane]

The Bryans won 7-4, 6-4. Such a pity, as J & A seemed to be giving the Bryans a run for their money - I'm gutted - especially for Jamie:sad:

[Alis]

A good showing, against the world number 1s, I would say - well done guys! It was good for Andy to have the extra match practice too.

[Fina]

Meh. Pity they couldn't take the chances they had in the first set. :sad:

[Jan]

Shame, but the Bryans are a class act.

[traveller7]

Expected outcome really

[JAMES4578]

Yes it was always going to be tough and a good effort from Jamie/Andy! Just a pity they couldn't make more of their chances in the first and Bob/Mike likely gained confidence as the match progressed. Shame for Jamie particularly, though glad Andy had more match time today after the singles was curtailed.